Chris Lansdells Birding and Nature Diary. Header photo - Double-eyed Fig Parrot, Julatten, Queensland, Australia. A very early Willow Warbler, Harleston, 19 March 2018. In March, let alone on the 19th! One showed very nicely in a sunny corner of the church carpark in Harleston today while I was having lunch in my van. As a footnote - a Blackcap. With nothing much else on m.

Wednesday, 11 April 2018. A visit next week seems to be on the cards. My recent April visits have been a little disappointing, with very few migrants, chill winds and much frantic bush-bashing, although the flora is always there to admire and Andrena vega. Monday, 9 April 2018.

Natural history in mid Somerset. Contact with Somerset Wildlife Trust. Visit butterfly sites while there is still the opportunity. Not a Large Blue for a change but a male Chalkhill Blue found on Hatch Hill above Compton Dundon on 9th August. Also Brown Argus and Silver-washed Fritillary up there. You are cordially invited to the SWT Annual Volunteer Conference September 2015. Updates on ecological networks and our reserves.

The story begins with a green parrot in the tree outside my window in early May. I could identify many birds, but had no idea what this was. Surely an aviary escape? As well as what else I could expect to see in and around the grounds of our hall of residence.

This may prolong the time they spend on the flowers, bringing about greater levels of pollination. Short-lived microannuals burst into bloom after winter rains on the Mediterranean coast. They then lie dormant in the form of dry seeds in the hot summer months.